Herman S. Caswell was built as a civilian passenger yacht or ferry of the same name in 1878 at Noank, Connecticut. On 8 October 1918, the U.S. Navy chartered her from her owner, New York Sightseeing Yachts, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was placed in service as USS Herman S. Caswell (SP-2311).
Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, Herman S. Caswell served on patrol and harbor duties until returned to New York Sightseeing Yachts on 7 March 1919.
NavSource Online: "Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Herman S. Caswell (SP 2311)"
January 01, 1970
herman, caswell, 2311, united, states, navy, patrol, vessel, service, from, 1918, 1919, history, united, states, name, namesakeprevious, name, retained, completed1878, acquired8, october, 1918, service8, october, 1918, service7, march, 1919, fatereturned, owne. USS Herman S Caswell SP 2311 was a United States Navy patrol vessel in service from 1918 to 1919 History United States NameUSS Herman S Caswell NamesakePrevious name retained Completed1878 Acquired8 October 1918 In service8 October 1918 Out of service7 March 1919 FateReturned to owner 7 March 1919 NotesOperated as private yacht and ferry Herman S Caswell 1878 1918 and from 1919 General characteristics TypePatrol vessel Tonnage220 Gross register tons Displacement63 tons Length82 ft 9 in 25 22 m Beam17 ft 7 in 5 36 m Draft7 ft 6 in 2 29 m PropulsionOne 198 indicated horsepower 148 kilowatt steam engine one shaft Speed10 knots Complement8 civilian ArmamentNone Herman S Caswell was built as a civilian passenger yacht or ferry of the same name in 1878 at Noank Connecticut On 8 October 1918 the U S Navy chartered her from her owner New York Sightseeing Yachts for use as a section patrol boat during World War I She was placed in service as USS Herman S Caswell SP 2311 Assigned to the 3rd Naval District Herman S Caswell served on patrol and harbor duties until returned to New York Sightseeing Yachts on 7 March 1919 References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here SP 2311 Herman S Caswell at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images U S Navy Ships Listed by Hull Number SP s and ID s World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from ID 2300 through ID 2399 NavSource Online Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Herman S Caswell SP 2311 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Herman S Caswell amp oldid 1211675977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
